LA Times Crossword Clues and Answers for May 21 2023

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LA Times Crossword Clues and Answers for May 21 2023

Below you will find a list of all the clues & answers within the LA Times crossword puzzle for May 21, 2023

  • ACROSS
Clue Answer
Chow __: noodle dish MEIN
Sp. girls SRTAS
USDA Choice e.g. GRADE
Vinegar chemically ACID
Peak near Catania ETNA
Economical with words TERSE
Collar extension LAPEL
Support staff? CANE
The lazy housekeeper … LETTHEDUSTSETTLE
Rootless water plant ALGA
Lost in transit inquiry TRACER
Natural gas component ETHANE
Sent through a network EMAILED
Charm ENCHANT
Like some inscriptions UNDATED
WSW reversal ENE
Police dept. title DET
John Bunyan notably PURITAN
Await decision PEND
Dull brown DUN
The disruptive hairstylist … MADEWAVES
Leaning TILTED
Hoops player CAGER
First name in Renaissance painting MONA
Singles ONES
Cant help ya NAH
Breakdown of social norms ANOMIE
Former capital of Japan KYOTO
Big cat voiced by Angelina Jolie in Kung Fu Panda TIGRESS
Domed halls ROTUNDAS
Nibbled (at) PECKED
Rush-order letters ASAP
Scrap ORT
The fashionable archaeologist … DUGINHERHEELS
Color gradation HUE
The Wizard of Oz actor LAHR
New __ Connecticut CANAAN
Part of a wedding toast maybe ANECDOTE
Summer pest informally SKEETER
Workbench grips VISES
Moved suddenly DARTED
His Dark Materials cable network HBO
Arctic native INUK
Math points LOCI
One Minute Man rapper Elliott MISSY
Salt say SEASON
The overzealous electrician … BLEWAFUSE
System of connected PCs for short LAN
Fast-food option TOGO
For all __ and purposes INTENTS
Air traffic org. FAA
Unit of energy ERG
Showed plainly EVINCED
Behind in a way TAILING
Lumbered PLODDED
Playing fields ARENAS
Farm GRANGE
Vegan protein TOFU
The absent-minded dentist … LEFTANIMPRESSION
Footnote note IBID
100 years of improvement retailer LOWES
Burrowing bug BORER
Mineral no longer used in baby powder TALC
Woven fish traps NETS
Fashion journalist __ Leon Talley ANDRE
FaceTime alternative SKYPE
Smite as a dragon SLAY

  • DOWN
Clue Answer
Like cheese in a fondue pot MELTED
Timeless poetically ETERNE
Still together INTACT
Super casual Sure! NATCH
Breastbone STERNUM
Wine choice RED
Factual TRUE
Support staff member: Abbr. ASST
The Orville star MacFarlane SETH
Mercury Seven astronaut John GLENN
Had status RATED
Fitting APT
Take out DELETE
Periodic-table entry ELEMENT
Berry native to the Amazon rainforest ACAI
The psychic bartender … CALLEDTHESHOTS
Unworldly young woman INGENUE
Maze setback DEADEND
Messy stack HEAP
Steam room SAUNA
Calculating in a way ADDING
Theme park shuttle TRAM
Sanctuary section APSE
Words from a promising couple? IDO
6.2 miles roughly TENK
Like the White Sox at Fenway Park AWAY
Election Day figure VOTER
Patriarch who walked with God ENOCH
Spencer of Good Morning America LARA
Holiday songs CAROLS
Iditarod wear ANORAK
The fearless trapeze artist … GOTTHEHANGOFIT
Bird that can run 30 mph EMU
Outer layer RIND
Dutch painter Jan STEEN
Draw forth EDUCE
Starts operating as a store OPENS
Sat in traffic e.g. IDLED
Fries in a little butter SAUTES
Quick RAPID
Lab gelatins AGARS
Wrongdoing SIN
Hawaii’s Mauna KEA
academy NAVAL
Selassie of Ethiopia HAILE
Fast one SCAM
WNBA stat REBS
Nikes __-fit fabric DRI
Honked TOOTED
Flair KNACK
Like fluffy towels SOFT
Deep black EBON
Prompt CUE
Stevie Wonders __ She Lovely ISNT
Skipped an early appointment maybe SLEPTIN
Piercing place EARLOBE
Short work of fiction NOVELLA
Broaden WIDEN
Curio stand ETAGERE
Name seen in many hotels GIDEON
Gentlemen SIRS
Curtain rod decoration FINIAL
Zambia neighbor ANGOLA
Bureau AGENCY
Do lunch? CATER
Wipe clean ERASE
Has legs so to speak LASTS
Clothing DUDS
Pen points NIBS
Every which way AMOK
Moving with ease SPRY
Start of some subj. lines FWD
N.Y.s AOC e.g. REP

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